# I'll live to regret this, but here's the Semantle thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [March 29, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932 "2022-03-29T20:34:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/161 "2022-05-05T20:53:45Z")
Y’all are doing great on Semantle. I solved today’s Redactle (#29) in 130 guesses with an accuracy of 52.31%….it was eating at me that I didn’t get it quicker. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/162 "2022-05-06T05:04:24Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#29) in 77 guesses with an accuracy of 33.77%. I gave up on Semantle #97 in 106 guesses with 1 hint. My first guess had a similarity of 4.98. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #40. My last guess had a similarity of 14.47. I got the nearest word @ guess 96. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/163 "2022-05-06T19:09:34Z")
I solved Redactle #30 in 55 guesses…or was it 49? Sometimes Redactle throws in the plural of a word I’ve entered as an extra guess, and it did six of those today…apparently this is something I need to toggle off? Anyway. Back to Semantle. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/164 "2022-05-06T19:40:57Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Redactle throws in the plural of a word I’ve entered as an extra guess, and it did six of those today…apparently this is something I need to toggle off? There’s a toggle to make it happen every time, but if you’re holding down shift when you hit enter it’ll pluralize just that guess. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/165 "2022-05-06T22:05:15Z")
Yeah, hmm, it was toggled off, I’m really not sure what’s happening. I play on an iPad, so I’m not sure of the shift key has an analog. Meanwhile: I solved Semantle #97 in 167 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.69. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #80. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 34.27 (870/1000). ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/166 "2022-05-07T23:22:31Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#31) in 140 guesses with an accuracy of 39.61%. Fun exploration. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/167 "2022-05-08T01:06:38Z")
I solved Semantle #99 in 35 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.90. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #2. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 22.61 (174/1000). Circled all around that word, I did. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/168 "2022-05-08T20:37:12Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#32) in 93 guesses with an accuracy of 52.69%. - Little behind the current average. I solved Semantle #99 in 45 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.01. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 31.54 (873/1000). ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/169 "2022-05-08T21:59:36Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#32) in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 90.00%. That’s the first time since Meryl Streep that I was able to look at the layout and infer the general topic. Back to the higher scores tomorrow I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/170 "2022-05-09T01:19:13Z")
I solved Semantle #100 in 93 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.15. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #69. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 5.13. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/171 "2022-05-10T04:36:41Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#33) in 120 guesses. Fun. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/172 "2022-05-10T14:32:14Z")
117+ for me, went down a cultural rabbithole before giving up and googling a phrase. It weren’t no Meryl Streep this time. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/173 "2022-05-10T14:53:45Z")
152 for me. I figured it out after inputting a bunch of numbers and seeing the phrase “13 or 17 years.” ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/174 "2022-05-11T04:30:41Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#34) in 42 guesses. I got the general topic pretty quickly, and then figured out specifically because I put in _ears_, and immediately recognized the part about LBJ picking up his dog that way. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/175 "2022-05-11T05:10:02Z")
I solved Semantle #102 in 18 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 8.89. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #18. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 10.84. Probably close to a personal best. No top 1000 before I got the answer. Redactle on the other hand (SMH): I solved today’s Redactle (#34) in 217 guesses with an accuracy of 47.00%. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/176 "2022-05-11T17:09:28Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#35) in 30 guesses with an accuracy of 70.00%. My iPad was still producing plurals, so I did this on my laptop & the problem didn’t occur. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/177 "2022-05-12T03:22:15Z")
Just tried these. Semantle is not compelling, redactle is more interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/178 "2022-05-12T19:41:04Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#36) in 168 guesses with an accuracy of 50.60%. Honestly…so far off course. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/179 "2022-05-13T02:34:36Z")
66 for me. I turned the pluralise thing on, thinking that a guess of cat would also include cats, took four goes before I realised it was using two guesses to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/180 "2022-05-14T18:38:23Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#38) in 35 guesses. More familiar topic for me…. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932.md?page=10)